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Titanoptera
Extinct order of insects / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Titanoptera is an extinct order of neopteran insects from late Carboniferous to Triassic periods.[1] Titanopterans were very large in comparison with modern insects, some having wingspans of up to 36 centimetres (14 in) or even 40 centimetres (16 in).[2][3]
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Titanoptera | |
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Reconstruction of Gigatitan | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Infraclass: | Neoptera |
Cohort: | Polyneoptera |
Order: | †Titanoptera |
Families | |
†Mesotitanidae |
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